Comment by asyterial

Ive had the Transporter Malfunction pattern matrix mix happen as well, both times ive used this so far. As a rogue everytime I stealth or unstealth it changes the model - which is quite cool. The first time this happened to me it changed me into various alliance models (including Draenei). The second time it changed me into horde! Nothing more funny than stealthing around as a Tauren :D

A particular note is that this persists through death, as of 14/2/07

Comment by ChilledEssence

Comprehensive list of debuffs I have seen, as a female human, I've been using this every 4 hours pretty much.

Transporter Malfunction (1): 60 minTransformed me into a male dwarf, female gnome, female draenei, or male night elf. Any other transformation effects will randomly switch which one it is. I tested this using the Dartol's Rod of Transformation (furbolg wand).

Transporter Malfunction (2): 60 minTransformed me into a female blood elf, male troll, male tauren, female orc. Same as above, was able to use other transformation effects to switch the model.

Transporter Malfunction (3): 60 minMakes your character large.

Transporter Malfunction (4): 60 minMakes your character small.

Transporter Malfunction (5): 3 minTransformed me into a black chicken, all abilities pacified, unable to do much but move or hearth. Can't mount.

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Comment by theholychicken

interestingly, when you're turned into a horde or alliance, your looks will be 'unique' to you. For example, when i have the alliance buff on my dwarf rogue, it will turn me into different looking alliance than the alliance you would get if you were a gnome rogue. So my alliance / horde transformations will always look the same every time i do it, but it will still be unique to me.

You will change form every time you change 'stances'. EG: stealth, warriors changing stance, possibly shadowform and druid forms will cause this to happen too. For you unlucky people that cannot do any of these, you can just relog and your model will change. Excellent fun trinket

Comment by Arsonwulf

I got the shrink debuff for the first time today (most of the time it gets my DNA mixed up and turns me into another race). Being a Gnomish Engineer, I couldn't resist using my World Enlarger while under it's effects and comparing the results. You become tiny! Riding a tiger mount looks more like you are riding a kitten then a big vicious cat.

Should see the results if the mods approve the picture I uploaded.

Comment by Tunes

I don't know if it's just me but it seems the malfunctions have been a lot rarer since 2.1, especially the one that changes your race, i haven't gotten it since 2.1.

Comment by Immanio

Note that the debuffs also persist into the arena. Yesterday I was running around in the arena with my male tauren warrior, switching looks between female draenei, female gnome, male nelf and male dwarf as I switched stances.

Comment by hypertemplar

the debuffs get dispelled when a druid shapeshifts (save for the evil twin) so far though i've only seen the good soul/race swap they both don't mix with shapeshift oh and the small debuff doesn't stack with the world enlarger come on blizz you can do better

Comment by Nachogod

Some tricks I've learned in the few weeks I've been using my trinket:

1) Logging out "safely" in a town or inn will cause the debuffs such as race-switching or size-changing to tick down while offline. (Like BG deserter)

2) Logging out outside of a town or inn (with the 20 second timer) will cause the debuffs to remain on you until you log back in. (like any self-buff)

3) You can have multiple versions of the debuffs on you at the same time, however one version of race-changing debuff will always be what you get. (For me the Alliance version would always override the Horde version).

4) Dying under a race transformation debuff and logging out will keep your new race model, but wil apply your "natural" skin, leading to very mutated-looking corpses.

Comment by Tarasque

Damn, only reason I got this trinket was to get some fun debuff :>Anyone know what the chance of that happening is?

Comment by tntiseverywere

As a rogue dwarf i become: Troll Male-Tauren Male and Nigh Elf Female -Gnome Female-Draenei Female :) I noticed that after stealth sometimes i change form :p

Comment by Foxpaw

Evil Twin has no effect beyond just being a debuff other people can see on you.

Also: The racial malfunction has two sets. one alli, one horde.(As a male gnome, I dont know if theres another pair of sets for other races)

Comment by Redemption

The pattern matrix (DNA mixup) is great for shadowpriests. I can shift in and out of shadowform and the model keeps changing to different races.

Comment by Grayhoof

My friend tells me that he has seen a movie where a moonkin druid can shapeshift and still have the race switch debuff on him is that unique to moonkin form?Have anyone done any testing with a druid on this one?

Comment by Dragko000

Yes it is , I am a moonkin druid and once u shapeshifts into Moonkin the debuff still stays ,ur model will change as u shapeshift in and out of moonkin form

++When in chicken debuff shapeshifting does no remove the chicken debuff so druids can shapeshift into Flight Form and become a flying chicken!!

Comment by sportman1280

Comment by sportman1280

4 Felsteel Bar = 12 Fel Iron Bar + 8 Eternium Bar (combined)

Comment by beanj007

The "evil twin" debuff comes from the "Mirror, Mirror" episode of Star Trek where a mishap occurs during a transport due to an ion storm, and an "evil" version of Mr. Spock beams back. The "evil" Spock is sporting a Goatee to help viewers discern him from regular Spock, hince the debuff graphic.

Comment by jungle8oy

I always use this trinket to get to Blades Edge to do Ogri'la dailies [:

Comment by tapiq

I've been wondering, i just got this awesome trinket and i've used it 2 times. Both times i recieved no debuff! So, how high is the chance of recieving debuff? have i just been unlucky?

Comment by Grekk

Using a summoning stone while channeling this won't interrupt the cast

Comment by Akarare

Not true about "unlucky classes" any class can change theirs, either log in and out until you get preffered debuff, or run in and out of an instance a bunch.

EDIT: This is no longer the case. You are stuck with what you've got.

Comment by Brawndo

If you are like me and use this for the horde/alliance malfunctions, you will sometimes have your cooldown up right before you logout. You should queue alterac valley, then use the transporter. If you get the debuff of your choice accept the battleground then use alt+F4 to close wow. Once that game ends your character is in limbo and it's debuff will stop counting down. I use this frequently to preserve malfunctions for the next time I login.

Comment by canuckfan

Buff no longer persists through death.

Comment by scout

Used the trinket, got the transporter malfunction debuff that turned me into male dwarf, female gnome, female draenei, or male night elf every time I used shadowform. Got inside WSG and died several times without losing the debuff. After patch 2.4.0

Comment by Oshova

the debuff gos away when you enter arena's patch 2.4.2 :*(

Comment by Mabaroshi

If you get the chicken debuff you can use a Savory Deviate Delight and mount, if you remove the Deviate Delight buff you'll be mounted as a chicken. I did this and was able to mount my netherdrake as a chicken.

Edit: Posted a screenshot, it's up now.

Comment by alanoid

If you have two of these trinkets equiped do they share cool downs?

Comment by dakoth

It also gets removed when you Ghost Wolf nowadays, don't know if that was always the case. Pretty boring, seeing as ever since GW was made instacast with talents, I'm finding myself using it more and more often. The debuffs rarely last 10 minutes on me now.

Comment by Finnicks

Engineers who took the time to gather the 350 Fire Blossoms needed for the will be happy to know that you can change races by dropping it and dancing with it. Each time you stop dancing to cancel the flame effect, you will emerge as a different race.

Also, as clarification: There is an Alliance race version, and a Horde race version. If you get the Alliance race version, doing anything (like stealthing/unsteathing, zoning, or using the Brazier) will only switch you between the four respective races for that debuff. Thus, you cannot go from Gnome to Tauren, ect.

Comment by Oxes

As of current patch you can no longer equip trinket you normally use while channeling transporter. The channel will be broken and you must wait out 30 second trinket global cd before you can channel again

Comment by Durotard

Cool thing, I used it on my Gnome Mage and became a Draenei. After that I ported down to Ironforge and became a Night elf male! Tried porting again and became a dwarf. So if you're rich on mats you can basically use teleports until you get the desired race. I just love Tauren males mounted on Mechanostriders by the way.

Comment by Mooblar

Just a heads up, if you get the "Soul split: Evil" debuff, and you're a night elf, you won't be able to walk through the door to the bank, it makes your' character slightly larger and you kind of get screwed for an hour lol. Not sure if this is the same for all classes or if "Soul split: Good" is the same, but just a heads up!

Comment by flank

"But I was going into Tashi Station to pick up some power converters"

-Luke Skywalker

Comment by hppa

I don't know if there's been any changes to this, but since of 3.0 I've not recieved any debuff from using it... four times in a row!

I assume it's just bad luck, as I haven't found anything about it in the patch notes.

EDIT: I just got Transporter Malfunction today, so no changes have been made to the item.

Just prooves that it can be a bit slow sometimes ;)

Comment by Sinktinkler

Is there a Northrend equivalent to this? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, but none of the NPCs at K3 at least have anything to offer.

Comment by Gyromatic

It appears that the pattern matrix mixup is broken and no longer changes your model in 3.0.8. I tried dancing with my brazier for at least three minutes without getting anything.

Comment by blazingpenguin

seems switching stances or using furbolg/noggen no longer allow you to switch races :(

Comment by daryon

As for the new patch you cant change between race's while you have the debuff like it was pre patch with Rods ,orbs ,elexirs ,stances etc .Imho no point of this change but it is a blizzards game , it was way more fun that you can change/choose the race you want while under the effect , but no longer .

Comment by shadd0ws

There is a bad thing now i cant change races/sex anymore if youre a rogue or warr :(( thats bad i loved it a tauren rogue it was ub33r awsome to be that a rogue that drinks milk with your http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7676 they wore the good times

Comment by Keoren

Tried all possible ways from teleporting, logging, Mojo etc.

I was a gnome with orc female debuff, none of these changed the orc female model. Would like a second person to confirm this is now the case.

Comment by Hediori

Speaking from personal experience, it seems that if you end up with a model change malfunction, you can't use other model switching spells/Items/things to change the model.

Comment by Kahj

Please confirm that this has been changed.

Last night I got the debuff and accidentally logged out in Dalaran. I came back ten minutes later and logged in to see that no time had expired on the debuff. It would appear that if this was the case in previous versions it has been updated to no longer act in the same manner as a "harm" debuff.

Comment by Takamuri

As of patch 3.0, you can no longer zone or use a transformation item to change your form if you get the Alliance/Horde transformation.

Comment by Looci

Im just wondering if you turn into a tauren from, say a female orc, will your mount be the size of a taurens? Or stay as the female orc sizes. Thanks

Comment by Stjimmy

Anybody noticed that lately since WotLK, this device have worked less and less, and when you finally transform into an alliance/horde, you can't just stealth/log out and it'll change anymore?

Anybody know the cause of this?

Comment by Bazil

havent gotten the costume buff for a good 11 teleports now, did they change anything?

Comment by Stjimmy

Wondered the same, and my comment just got deleted.. Poor staff :/

Comment by Spiralphoenix

The malfunction debuffs no longer appear to last through death. Recently got a Blood Elf pattern mixup one, and noticed I had lost it soon after. Checking the CD on the item showed 3 hr 41 minutes, so it only lasted about 20 minutes. I'm fairly sure my death is what removed it, but not entirely sure. Also just lost the Evil Twin one. Anyone seen similar results?

Blizzard takes more fun away from Engineering :(

Comment by Happu

Interestingly if you get both "Soul Split: Good!" and "Soul Split: Evil!" Buffs, you wont turn back into normal. It will just display the effect of whichever buff you got last.

Comment by morphon

I haven't gotten the malfunction to appear like another race in many months. The A52 trinket procs for my goblin engineer all the time, but this Toshley's station trinket has never procced once for my gnomish engineer.

Comment by debaser

When i transformed into a female character, (my toon is male) I lost my patron title and gained the matron title. ss on this is pending... Also i can confirm this thing still works I get the race mixup all the time.

Comment by Skarthe

Soul Split: Good DOES make you slightly larger, as well as clear and golden. Screenshot has just been posted.

Comment by megakiller312

I will try this as soon as i get my lazy butt and get engineering to 350 at least.

Comment by Merenor

If you get your race's debuff (example being me, a night elf male), your character's look does NOT change. However, you get the debuff and no change.

Comment by Partyrouge

anyone know if they hotfixed the dartol's rod and noggenfogger to change the modle? cause i havent been able to do so myself

Comment by Katalo

I can confirm that the malfunctions persist through death.

Comment by followthategg

Unfortunatly you cant use the barbershop while you have been transformed into another race, you'll get the error message saying "cannot use while shapeshifted".

Comment by Slunko

those screenshots are pure win :)

Comment by Lasmettus

With using the Transporter, I got Transporter Malfunction which made me into a Tauren Rogue. Looked nice lol.

Comment by Gervig

WHY DOES BLIZZARD HATE DRUIDS?

Comment by Lostelf

Finally got the buff made my nelf into a female orc i tried racial stealthing and my appearance didnt change is there a way to change the race i get after 4.2.2 ?

Information of the changes to this item as of 4.2.2...(Possable it was put in earlyer)

You are more likely to NOT get a de buff at all...

Sometimes you toon will stay the same regardless of weather its transformation is available in the list of de buff's (May be add on related i disabled atlas loot and it worked proporly changing my night elf into a draenei).

The de buff no longer ticks down when logged out.

Transformation items no longer change the de buff they now REMOVE it.

Comment by darkseahunter

I have once gotten the Transporter Malfunction that changes your character model and it didn't seem to do anything to my character (Male Undead). It just stayed the same.

Comment by Lostelf

For some reason it hasnt given me a buff for the last 3 times i used it no buff at all not even the chicken or soul split! could be a bug... i hope not ._.

Comment by Garon132

I've discovered that if you use the Orb of Sin'dorei while using this, and you get the chicken malfunction. This results to you remaining as a blood elf but cannot attack or cast most spells / abilities. However, I was able to mount. When the Orb of Sin'dorei wears off while you still have the chicken malfunction but it doesn't dismount you. Thus, I was a chicken on a mount.

Fun times.

Comment by TylerGamer84

I have also gotten the pattern matrix mix up and not gotten turned into something else several times now. It's annoying because I look forward to this fun debuff, and it seems fairly rare to get one at all lately.

Comment by genius13

There is nothing on your map to indicate where Smiles and the transporter pad are, including hovering your mouse over it, so here's where: Blade's Edge, Death's Door, directly west of the "D in "Door", just about exactly between the "D" and the road. It's right on the edge of the "blades", and when you transport you land on that transporter.

"Smiles O'Byron" is a reference to the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episodes that were in turn based on "Mirror, Mirror", in which alternate universe Captain Sisko called alternate universe Chief Engineer Miles O'Brien "Smiley".

Comment by Warnerd

I do this all the time on my worgen, yet most of the time i get NO buff. sadly... when i have darkmoon firewater and frais sabi's barely bigger beer and burgy's hat with a dark or good side, im bigger than GS inn, but it NEVER works.

Comment by Furydeath

Now a Rare quality item, as are the other Transporter item's as of 5.4.

Comment by anodynex

Fastest way to pick up some power converters.

Comment by Idabz

I'd like to mention, if you get the chicken debuff, eat a savory deviate delight, and cast your mount, it will remove it, you're welcome!(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##ElhonnaDS##DELIM##

Comment by wOwCrUsHeR

Easiest way to dispel the Chicken debuff is probably to start a pet battle.Should be plenty around the teleporter.

Comment by SargonStarblade

I personnaly think that there are too many engineering devices for teleportation, uses too much bag space. I think they need to make a Goblin Transport Device MK I that combines all the teleportation devices for Goblin Engineers into one device and a Gnomish Transport Device MK I that combines all the teleportation devices for Gnomish Engineering into one.

The device can be upgraded each expansion to account for the new zones MK II, MK III, etc. at max Engineering skill for that expansion.

Comment by ZIGMER

Comment by jjanchan

This item will become a Toy in Legion! Pack rats rejoice!

LEGION TELEPORTER TOYS

Below is a list of teleportation devices that are being turned into Toys come Legion.

All Engineering Teleporters are Bind On Use. While their schematics are fairly easy to get, you can also have another Engineer craft them, or they can be purchased on the Auction House if someone happens to be listing them.

Crafted by Goblin Engineers. Schematic is learned from Zap Farflinger in Everlook, Winterspring, - if you are a Goblin Engineer with 260 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 260 skill to use.

Crafted by Gnomish Engineers. Schematic is learned from Jhordy Lapforge in Gadgetzan, Tanaris, - if you are a Gnomish Engineer with 260 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 260 skill to use.

Crafted by Goblin Engineers. Schematic is learned from Kablamm Farflinger in Area 52, Netherstorm, - if you are a Goblin Engineer with 350 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 350 skill to use.

Crafted by Gnomish Engineers. Schematic is learned from Smiles O'Byron in Blade's Edge Mountains, - if you are a Gnomish Engineer with 350 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 350 skill to use.

Archaeology project. Created on completion of The Innkeeper's Daughter, a Rare Dwarf Artifact which requires 150 fragments, and has 3 keystone slots for Dwarf Rune Stone. Replaces your hearthstone (shares a cooldown). When used, a ghost of The Innkeeper's Daughter will sometimes randomly appear.

Achievement Reward. Granted on completion of the achievement Higher Learning, which requires you to read several rare spawn books that appear in Dalaran on 3-4 hour spawn timers. Teleports you to a tower in Dalaran, where you speak to Archmage Vargoth to to obtain the Battle pet Kirin Tor Familiar.If you have deleted this item, you an obtain another by speaking to Rhonin in Dalaran.

Comment by jjanchan

This item has become a Toy as of the Legion pre-patch! Pack rats rejoice!

LEGION TELEPORTER TOYS

All Engineering Teleporters are Bind On Use. While their schematics are fairly easy to get, you can also have another Engineer craft them, or they can be purchased on the Auction House if someone happens to be listing them.A few more notes:

You DO NOT need to be an Engineer to learn the profession Toys and add them to your collection! You need to have Engineering of the appropriate skill (and Goblin or Gnomish specialization, if applicable) to USE the item from your Toy box.

The above is useful to know if you are gunning for achievements like Remember to Share (which rewards the mount Mechanized Lumber Extractor), as you do not need to be able to use the Toy for it to count for such achievements.

Below is a list of teleportation devices that have become Toys as of the Legion pre-patch.

Crafted by Goblin Engineers. Schematic is learned from Zap Farflinger in Everlook, Winterspring, - if you are a Goblin Engineer with 260 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 260 skill to use.

Crafted by Gnomish Engineers. Schematic is learned from Jhordy Lapforge in Gadgetzan, Tanaris, - if you are a Gnomish Engineer with 260 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 260 skill to use.

Crafted by Goblin Engineers. Schematic is learned from Kablamm Farflinger in Area 52, Netherstorm, - if you are a Goblin Engineer with 350 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 350 skill to use.

Crafted by Gnomish Engineers. Schematic is learned from Smiles O'Byron in Blade's Edge Mountains, - if you are a Gnomish Engineer with 350 skill, he will teach it to you simply by speaking to him. Requires 350 skill to use.

Archaeology project. Created on completion of The Innkeeper's Daughter, a Rare Dwarf Artifact which requires 150 fragments, and has 3 keystone slots for Dwarf Rune Stone. Replaces your hearthstone (shares a cooldown). When used, a ghost of The Innkeeper's Daughter will sometimes randomly appear.

Achievement Reward. Granted on completion of the achievement Higher Learning, which requires you to read several rare spawn books that appear in Dalaran on 3-4 hour spawn timers. Teleports you to a tower in Dalaran, where you speak to Archmage Vargoth to to obtain the Battle pet Kirin Tor Familiar.If you have deleted this item, you an obtain another by speaking to Rhonin in Dalaran.

Comment by Silhac

As this has now become a toy as of the 7.0 prepatch for Legion, one thing to note:

Even if you are not a Gnomish Engineer (read: you're a Goblin engineer or otherwise have no spec picked), as long as you know someone who can make you this, you can still add it to your toy box if you have the proper engineering skill to use it! It's also possible that this can be done even as a non-engineer (although you will be unable to actually use the item without the proper requirements in either case, as it will still be reddened out as I would assume due to the same behavior being exhibited as a Gnomish engineer who was able to learn the Goblin "Dimensional Ripper" toys), so don't feel like you have to jump specs to get this!